This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Come walk with me
Through the world in ruin
Come walk with me
See if you're amused
Indivisible
Invincible
And we are not amused
Underneath it all
Invisible
Add one and one to lose
One and one to lose
Fools and criminals
Far from minimal
Yet both have earned their due
Irresistible
Who picked your piece for you?
It's far too hard to chose
We know what you're going through
We are the fallen
We cease to belong
Life leads us all here
All along
We are the fallen
We are what's true
We all live on
And we are not amused
When we are not amused
Indivisible
Invincible
And we are not amused
Underneath it all
Invisible
Add one and one to lose
One and one to lose
Fools and criminals
Far from minimal
Yet both have earned their due
Irresistible
Who picked your piece for you?
It's far too hard to chose
We know what you're going through
We are the fallen
We cease to belong
Life leads us all here
All along
We are the fallen
We are what's true
We all live on
And we are not amused
When we are not amused (x3)
We are the fallen
And we are not amused
(Feast on forgiveness, and feed us the latest in doom)
And we are not amused
We are the fallen
And we are not amused
(The world in ruin, see if you're amused)
Through the world in ruin
Come walk with me
See if you're amused
Indivisible
Invincible
And we are not amused
Underneath it all
Invisible
Add one and one to lose
One and one to lose
Fools and criminals
Far from minimal
Yet both have earned their due
Irresistible
Who picked your piece for you?
It's far too hard to chose
We know what you're going through
We are the fallen
We cease to belong
Life leads us all here
All along
We are the fallen
We are what's true
We all live on
And we are not amused
When we are not amused
Indivisible
Invincible
And we are not amused
Underneath it all
Invisible
Add one and one to lose
One and one to lose
Fools and criminals
Far from minimal
Yet both have earned their due
Irresistible
Who picked your piece for you?
It's far too hard to chose
We know what you're going through
We are the fallen
We cease to belong
Life leads us all here
All along
We are the fallen
We are what's true
We all live on
And we are not amused
When we are not amused (x3)
We are the fallen
And we are not amused
(Feast on forgiveness, and feed us the latest in doom)
And we are not amused
We are the fallen
And we are not amused
(The world in ruin, see if you're amused)
Lyrics submitted by bornofdesire32
The Fallen Lyrics as written by Jeffery L. Hetrick David James Felton
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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"Feast on forgiveness And feed us the latest in doom" i love that line its so awesome the way jeffrey says it.